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Kara Brick
“Here to work on diverse teams to develop enlightened processes and outcomes.”
Education
M.S., Program Evaluation and Data Analytics
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ
2022 - 2020
- Applied Project: Interactive dashboard displaying data analysis, visualizations and narratives of Boston concerning suicide, PTSD, race, and unemployment.
- Graduating August 2022
B.S., Medical Laboratory Science
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
2013 - 2012
- Clinical Laboratory Science Training
Research Experience
Research Assistant
The Carter Center Mental Health Office
Monrovia, Liberia
2019 - 2018
- Co-coordinated and organized workshops in neuroscience, mental health and trauma-informed teaching for high school teachers.
- Co-facilitator, grant-writer, PI, co-trainer and co-author
- Data collector and field foordinator for a team of senior researchers
Peace Corps Volunteer Leader
Peace Corps Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia
2019 - 2018
- Trained and monitored incoming and junior volunteers on issues regarding culture shock, whiteness in a new context, interracial peer support, trauma-informed teaching and literacy.
- Co-wrote curricula, facilitated group sessions and one-on-one discussions with incoming trainees.
Industry Experience
Adult Literacy Class Co-Founder
Peace Corps Liberia
Barclayville, Liberia
2019 - 2017
- Evaluated community needs, trained teachers in adult literacy, monitored and retrained teachers over 2 years
- Adapted curricula and co-taught night literacy class in a low-resource community
- Prinicipal Investigator on USAID Grant. Amount: $3,000
Peer Support Network Committee Member
Peace Corps LIberia
Grand Kru County, Liberia
2019 - 2016
- Supported peer, trainee and junior volunteers through active listening, supportive feedback, visits, phone calls, texts and voice notes
Teaching Experience
Writing Sample: Remembering Relationships for Students
Literacy Teacher Trainer
Let’s Read Literacy Program
Liberia
2019 - 2017
- Adapted and designed curricula, procured funding and coordinated logistics for a series of literacy workshops for elementary school teachers
- Coordinated and performed follow-up observation and feedback for local teachers
- Co-facilitated and co-coordinated a series of workshops all over Liberia in low-resource communities
Neuroscience Teacher Trainer
The Carter Center Mental Health Office in Partnership with BrainU Lab
Monrovia, Liberia
2019 - 2018
- Trained trainers and teachers in neuroscience and mental health and trauma-informed teaching
- Topics included long and short term potentiation, feedback loops, neural pathways, memory formation, epigenetics, relationship-building and growth mindset
- Co-wrote and adapted sessions for Liberian context.
Dashboard Sample: Shiny Dashboard
Selected Publications and Posters
Tiered Neuroscience and Mental Health Professional Development in Liberia Improves Teacher Self-Efficacy, Self-Responsibility, and Motivation
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
The Carter Center/University of Minnesota
2021 - 2021
- Worked with a multidisciplinary team to publish a peer-reviewed academic article about research conducted on cross-cultural neuroscience education: Mental Health results.
Training-of-Trainers Neuroscience and Mental Health Teacher Education in Liberia Improves Self-Reported Support for Students
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
The Carter Center/University of Minnesota
2021 - 2021
- Worked with a multidisciplinary team to publish a peer-reviewed academic article about research conducted on cross-cultural neuroscience education: Education results.
Tiered Neuroscience and Mental Health Professional Development in Liberia Improves Teacher Self-Efficacy, Self-Responsibility and Motivation
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
The Carter Center/University of Minnesota
2021 - 2020
- Published
- Co-Author
- Collected data, co-coordinated dual interventions in a low resource setting
Training-of-Trainers Neuroscience and Mental Health Teacher Education in Liberia
International Journal of Mental Health Systems
The Carter Center/University of Minnesota
2021 - 2020
- Published
- Co-Author
- Collected data, co-coordinated dual interventions in a low resource setting
Poster: Lessons from Training Liberian Public School Teachers in Neuroscience
19th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry
World Psychiatric Association
2019 - 2019
- Contributing author with Dubinsky, J., PhD, Cooper, J., PhD, Mason, L. C.
Poster: The Power of Neuroscience to Change Teacher Attitudes and Practice in Liberia
Memory, Trauma and Human Rights at the Crossroads of Art and Science: A conference
University of Minnesota
2019 - 2019
- Contributing author with Dubinsky, J., PhD, Cooper, J., PhD, Mason, L. C., and Faeflen, S.
Links
- https://krbrick.github.io/writingsample.io/
- https://karabrick.shinyapps.io/BostonHomeValuesandDemographics/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8144652/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8249721/
- https://www.morressier.com/article/lessons-training-liberian-public-school-teachers-neuroscience/5d1a037357558b317a1403ad
- https://memory-trauma-rights.dash.umn.edu/event/conference/
References: Janet Dubinksy, Phd [dubin001@umn.edu], Audrey Spencer [ASpencer@chemonics.com]